Senators to retire Chris Neil's number later this season
During at TV timeout at Tuesday's game, the Ottawa Senators announced that they will be retiring the number of enforcer Chris Neil on February 17th against the Chicago Blackhawks.
"Chris was a team-first player, a physical presence who never backed down from a challenge," said Senators general manager Pierre Dorion. "He earned his place every single day through hard work and dedication; he was the ultimate character player and wore the Senators sweater with as much or more pride than any other player in this team's history."
Neil, 43, spent his entire 15-year career in the NHL with the Ottawa Senators, putting up 250 points (112 goals, 138 assists), 2,522 penalty minutes and was a minus-19.
Congratulations to Chris Neil on the big honour. If you're wanting to attend the game in February, the Senators announced that tickets will go on sale on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET.
No one like him and now he'll take his place among the #Sens greats as the last one to wear number 25.
Ottawa Senators to retire Chris Neil's number Feb. 17.
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